The Business Events Council of Australia (BECA) is a peak industry body representing the business events sector in Australia. While BECA itself does not provide meeting, conference, and event facilities, it plays a crucial role in advocating for the industry and facilitating support from government and other stakeholders.
For specific meeting, conference, and event facilities in Australia, you can consider the following venues:
Perth Venues
- Perth Convention and Exhibition Centre
- Plenary Facilities: 2,500 delegates
- Ballrooms: Up to 1,760 people for gala dinners or 1,515 people for cocktail functions
- Multi-functional Rooms: 23 rooms across three levels, each equipped with premium audiovisual equipment and communication technologies.
- Ballroom: 1,500-seat capacity
- Crown Pyramid: Up to 5,000 people
- The Studios: Fully equipped with audio-visual technology, ideal for small meetings and intimate dinners
- The Enclave: 200 guests for a cocktail function.
- Event Spaces: Over 18 spaces for up to 2,000 guests
- Unique Experience: Dinners can be staged on the playing field.
- Coast Port Beach (Fremantle)
- Private Functions: Groups from 20 to 500 guests for a cocktail function
- Uninterrupted Views: Of the Indian Ocean.
- Little Creatures Brewery (Fremantle)
- Exclusive and Non-exclusive Spaces: Catering for 10 to 150 seated guests
- Unique Space: A converted boat shed that was once a crocodile farm.
Sydney Venues
- Meeting Room Space: 8,000sqm across 70 rooms
- Exhibition Space: 35,000sqm venue-wide
- Scalable Meeting Spaces: With views over Cockle Bay and Tumbalong Park
- Private Open Air Balconies: Available on selected meeting rooms
- Optional Browned-out Rooms: Allowing natural light
- Dedicated Audio Visual Specialist and Event Manager: For every event
- Key Features:
- Cockle Bay Room: 7,985 square feet of flexible meeting space, 790 seated capacity in theatre mode, 376 in cabaret mode, features 5m high ceilings.
- Grand Ballroom: 2,000 seated capacity in banquet mode, 3,500 in cocktail mode, spans the entire top floor of the convention centre, features 9m high ceilings, breaks out to spectacular harbour and city skyline views.
- Pyrmont Theatre: Seats 1,000 delegates, fully equipped with world-class in-house audio visual technology, breaks out into naturally lit foyer.
- The Gallery: 2,000 cocktail capacity and 1,080 banquet capacity, 2,400sqm of internal multipurpose space, features 5m high ceilings, large 4x10m sliding doors opening to pre-function area, foyer area with harbour and city skyline views.
These venues offer a range of facilities and capacities suitable for various types of meetings, conferences, and events.